Core Biogenesis is proud to announce that it has won the L’Oréal Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Challenge 2025 in the Future Science and Sustainability category.
While sustainability is a growing part of the beauty conversation and a rising priority to consumers, who are broadening the way they connect with brands, sustainability isn't quite ready to be the new norm. Re-prioritizing business models and infrastructure to put an emphasis on sustainability, instead of strictly the largest profit margin, means that we all have a lot of work to do before green officially becomes the new black. Building out solid regulatory measures and figuring out a way to put sustainable practices in place without passing along that cost to consumers will be paramount on the road to sustainability.
That's why awards like this are critical; to acknowledge the achievements of visionary brands, and so we can all see what's possible.
Core Biogenesis in Future Science and Sustainability
The award was presented by Barbara Lavernos, deputy CEO in charge of research, innovation and technology at L’Oréal, during the grand finale of this year’s challenge. The winning innovations, Peauvita and Peauforia, embody Core Biogenesis’ mission to merge cutting-edge biotechnology with sustainable beauty.
"At L’Oréal, science is our foundation and innovation is our driving force," says Lavernos. "We deeply believe in the extraordinary power of open innovation. For L’Oréal, the BIG BANG Challenge lies at the heart of this strategy: it serves as an essential bridge between our group and dynamic start-ups around the world, fostering cross-sector collaboration and accelerating the emergence of disruptive solutions. We are convinced that the future of beauty lies not only in the breakthroughs we create, but also in the strength of cooperation—it is through open innovation that we can, together, ‘create the beauty that moves the world.’"
Now in its sixth year, the L’Oréal Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Challenge is one of the world’s most influential open-innovation platforms for beauty technology. The Future Science and Sustainability track honors startups creating breakthrough technologies that address key challenges in climate, biodiversity and social impact while advancing scientific innovation in skin and personal care.
"In 2020, we started Core Biogenesis to reinvent how this industry uses proteins, making them stable, bioavailable and clinically superior," says Alexandre Reeber, CEO & co-founder of Core Biogenesis. "Five years later, our technology powers the next generation of science-driven, results-focused beauty brands."
Marion Audemard, technical sales lead at Core Biogenesis Europe, goes on to say: "Winning the L’Oréal Big Bang Challenge is a powerful recognition of our vision at Core Biogenesis—harnessing the power of nature through plant-based biotechnology to reinvent the future of skin care. We are deeply grateful to the L’Oréal teams, to Barbara Lavernos and to Business France, for believing in innovation that’s both scientific and sustainable. With our active ingredients Peauvita and Peauforia, we’re proving that the beauty of tomorrow can be both high-performance and deeply respectful of the planet.”
The Big Bang Challenge offers winners strategic mentorship, access to L’Oréal’s research and innovation ecosystem and potential investment opportunities through Meicifang, L’Oréal’s venture capital arm in China.
With this recognition, Core Biogenesis joins a global network of innovators shaping the future of sustainable beauty through science, technology and collaboration.
